Blessed in the Desert

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“He saw a great crowd waiting, and He was moved with compassion for them.” Mark 6:34

Are you at a place in life where you feel like you are lost or forsaken? No sense of direction or purpose? Are you at a place where you feel like there isn’t any hope, or future? Then be encouraged, you are not forsaken because God understands your struggles, He has great compassion for you and His arms are open wide to welcome you.

In life the problems that we experience have a way of pushing us down, stealing our joy and draining our strength. Sometimes, you may feel like you got no more reasons to live, because of the challenges that are coming against you. This is because you are at a desolate place; the place where nothing good seems to be happening, your health conditions is not improving, business is going down, children going off-course or having problems with your finances.

The Lord God is our Shepherd in Him we find peace, joy and comfort. He strengthens us when we are faced with various trials of life so that we are able to overcome them. It is not God’s desires that we be overpowered by the challenges of life; but His desires are for each one of us to rise higher, and overcome every challenge that comes against us because of His power that works through us. “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” Philippians: 4:13

With the great love and compassion that God has for each one of us, He is able to do exceedingly and abundantly more than we can ever imagine. God is able to bless you in areas of your life where it looks desolate, He is able to make a way where you thought there was none, and bless you even in the desert. Let this be a new beginning for you, dare to believe in God, rekindle your hope and expect God’s goodness to show out greater and better in your life.

In the same way Jesus asked His disciples, ‘How many loaves do you have?’ I believe the same is asked of you and me. He is asking, ‘What do you have that I can multiply and bless?’ No matter the struggles that you encounter, it will never take away everything from you. You may think that you have lost everything through the loss, the pandemic, health crisis, or financial problems but you still got something of value. It may look insignificant to you, but God sees it as something of value worth multiplying and blessing.

We serve a supernatural God, God who is not limited by our current situations, by the pandemic, the economy or the environment. He is a God who restores health back into you, the One who makes a turn-around in your business, family and relationships. It is in God through Christ Jesus that we ought to rely on, depend on, and faith in Him.

It is my prayers that this will be an encouragement for you if you are going through some difficult period in your life. It is not over yet for you, good breaks are still coming for you. You haven’t yet seen the fullness of God’s greatness in your life. Dare to believe, take the step of faith and trusting that God is in control of your life and that He’s with you always. Be Blessed.

 

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